Phenotype and Genotype of Two Taiwanese Cystic Fibrosis Siblings and a Survey of Delta F508 in East Asians

• Main Authors: Chao-Jen Lin (Author), Shun-Ping Chang (Author), Yu-Yuan Ke (Author), Han-Yao Chiu (Author), Lon-Yen Tsao (Author), Ming Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2008-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is considered to be a rare disease in Asians. We report two cases of CF in a 5-year-old girl and her newborn brother. They are of mixed parentage: a Taiwanese mother and an Australian father. Methods: A comprehensive mutational analysis of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane condu...